As a Racing Driver with over 10 years of on-track experience (and many championships) I can tell you now that a locked wheel on a dry surface does NOT stop faster than a wheel that is on the verge of locking. This applies equally to both racing slick and road tyres. This is especially true on low friction surfaces like mud, snow, during rain, etc.
The "art" of braking is to brake as hard as possible without locking anything. During a high speed stop you will initially need to brake extremely hard and then release pedal pressure as your speed decreases, otherwise you will eventually lock a wheel.
ABS was designed for the poor schmucks that think the harder they push the brake, the faster they stop. This only works up to the point that your wheels lock, then it inverts. The harder you push the SLOWER you stop... It's a real mind-shift to get people to RELEASE the brake pedal to INCREASE stopping power. It's not something most peoples brain is "programmed" to do, so thus ABS was invented.
Personally, on a town car I like a good ABS system, but on a sports car that has been designed for Fun then it's a crime not to be able to turn it off.
I recently re-connected to Telewest, and they now ask you "Is your PC free of Viruses, Spyware, Trojans". This is the first time an ISP has ever asked me this, so in my opinion they are getting a bad wrap.
Maybe their actions are just a reaction to their blocking, or possibly they are being PRO-active... you be the judge.
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The "art" of braking is to brake as hard as possible without locking anything. During a high speed stop you will initially need to brake extremely hard and then release pedal pressure as your speed decreases, otherwise you will eventually lock a wheel.
ABS was designed for the poor schmucks that think the harder they push the brake, the faster they stop. This only works up to the point that your wheels lock, then it inverts. The harder you push the SLOWER you stop... It's a real mind-shift to get people to RELEASE the brake pedal to INCREASE stopping power. It's not something most peoples brain is "programmed" to do, so thus ABS was invented. Personally, on a town car I like a good ABS system, but on a sports car that has been designed for Fun then it's a crime not to be able to turn it off.
I recently re-connected to Telewest, and they now ask you "Is your PC free of Viruses, Spyware, Trojans". This is the first time an ISP has ever asked me this, so in my opinion they are getting a bad wrap.
Maybe their actions are just a reaction to their blocking, or possibly they are being PRO-active... you be the judge.